Improvement in cucw-locss



JOHN C. MILLER, OF DANViLLE, KENTUCKY. Leim Parma No. 88,319, ma Mfr/rbh 3.o. 1869.

ROVEMENT IN' GUN-LOCKS.

Tb Ehnule raiamd to in there Letters Patent and making pint oi the sama.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, J onN C. MILLER, of Danville, in the county .of Boyle, and in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new :'md useful Improvements in Fire-Arms; and do hereby declare that the following is i full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference-lining had to the accompanying drawings, und to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention is designed partc'uiurl y as nu improvement on Smith & Wessous revolving cartridge-piece, but may be applied to `all other arms to which it can `be adapted.

The nature of my invention consists in so constructingr the hut of u revolving Iirefarm, thothy simply pressim,r the but against 'the shoulder, the piece is rapidly cocked, and put in readiness for :t fresh discharge, without the loss of time consumed in handling other pieces, thus giving increased eiiifetiveness to such lire-arms, and musing :zu instantaneously successive discharge of the same.

In order to enable-others skilled in the art to which my invention appel-mins, io inoke and use the suine, l will now proceed to describe its construction :nid operatioinreierriog to the annexed drowings, which l'orni a part of this specification, and which represent :in iuside view ofthe stock.

A fri-:presents the stock, mode of iron or other suitable onterird, and constructed hollow.

B is the iut-plate, made of iron or other proper moterinl, which is made to slide ou the stock A, either by menus oi" slots in the points of the but-platte, :is shown iu the drawing, or by(A means ol dovetniled groovesin the stock, with the piriuts of the but-platte to correspond, and Slide within the sold grooves.

0n the inner side ofthe hut-piatte B :ire two sockets, C C; und conceded in the stock A orc twoeorresiwnding sockets, I) D.

In these sockets are placed two springs, E E, inode of iincly-tempered steel, oi'soihi-.ient activity to admit of easy action, und of' suiiicient power to rcndjust the but-plate rapidly after use.

A pitinmi,1",is connected with the but-plate B, by heilig pivoted between two cans, a, a, rising from the centre of its under side, or by any other suinble menus. This pitlnan, which is made of iron or other suitable material, posses through an aperture in the but of the stock, said aperture being of suliieient size to admit of easy action of the pitmnn.

Inside of the stock A, is placed zt lifting-wheel, G, made of iron or other suitable nuitcrial, to one side of which the pitinau F is pivotcd. This wheel, G, has a, groove, or flange, oi'suiiieieut size to hold the lifting-- chain H, which connects with the lnunnierot' the piece. Said chain, being runde after :my strong and Firm pntteru, passes, for that purpose, through the chain-hole,

marked I, in the stock.

The chain H muy have a, ring or hook ou the end next to the hammer, that it may be conveniently rclnoved from the sume when desired.

One side oi the stock A should be iliade movablel on n hinge, und to fasten buck securely by means oi' screws entering the other side oi' the stock.

It will reudily be secu that when the gun is in position nt the shoulder, and has been dist-longed, it is only nccessnry topress the but ngniust the shouider, when the pitniuu F, turning the wheel G, winds up the chain ll suiiieient to raise the hummer of the picco. The springs E E, as soon :is the pressure is removed, instuntnneonsly pressing the bui-pleite B out ugaiu, uuwind tinA chain H,so that the piece may be discharged. in the usuel :nonne-r.

lhe time usually lost in handling the piece is thus saved, und nu institutuneously'sueressive discharge may thus be kept up.

ilnviug thus fully described my invention,

What I rhtini :is new, :.tud desire to secure by Letters Intont, is-- 1. (-Jonstructing the butoi' n tire-:trui in suc-h amanner, thnt by pressing the hut :tgivinst the shoulder, the piece may be rapidly cocked, substaniinll y :is herein set forth.

2Q lhe combination oi' thc spring hut-plate E, springs E E, pitinnu F, and lifting-wheel i, from which it couneetion muy he inode with the gun-hunner, for operating the suine, substontinlly us herein set forth.

io thenhove specification oiiuy improvement in drearme, I have set my hond, this, the 11th doy oi' January A. D. 1859.

JOHN o. MILLER.

Witnesses:

Jonu W. Roeueszrnn, J omir E. Sniru.- 

